Alger Capital Correlations

ACAAX Fund  USD 32.96  0.63  1.95%   
The current 90-days correlation between Alger Capital Apprec and Hennessy Bp Energy is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Alger Capital is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Alger Capital Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Alger Capital Appreciation and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Alger Capital Appreciation and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Alger Capital Appreciation. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

Moving together with Alger Mutual Fund

  0.72AMGAX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.73AMGCX Alger Midcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.72AMGOX Alger Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77AOFYX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.77AOFAX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.93CHUSX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.93CHUCX Alger Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.72ASCYX Alger FundsPairCorr
  0.79ASIRX Alger Smallcap GrowthPairCorr
  0.61ASIMX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.61ASMZX Alger Smidcap FocusPairCorr
  0.97ASPCX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASPZX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.89ASPYX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.91ASPIX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  0.61ASYMX Alger Weatherbie SpePairCorr
  1.0ACAZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.89ACIZX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.7AFOZX Alger Funds MidPairCorr
  0.97AGIFX Alger ResponsiblePairCorr
  0.77AGOZX Alger Small CapPairCorr
  0.62AHSCX Alger Health SciencesPairCorr
  0.63AHSAX Alger Health SciencesPairCorr
  0.62AHSZX Alger Health SciencesPairCorr
  0.92SPECX Alger SpectraPairCorr
  1.0ALARX Alger Capital ApprecPairCorr
  0.76ALCZX Alger InternationalPairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Alger Mutual Fund performing well and Alger Capital Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Alger Capital's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.